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Literary Spotlight for February

FEBRUARY 14, 1883

BY CHRISTINA ROSSETTI

A world of change and loss, a world of death,
Of heart and eyes that fail, of labouring breath,
Of pains to bear and painful deeds to do:--
Nevertheless a world of life to come
And love; where you're at home, while in our home
Your Valentine rejoices having you.

Our perpetual calendar was expanded to include
links to perpetual calendars encompassing some
major events in history.

Our collection of Short Poems and Sonnets by James Russell Lowell,
was expanded, with the addition of,
"For this true nobleness,"
"I fain would give to thee," "I Saw a Gate,"
"I would not have this perfect love,"
"Might I but be beloved," "Much I had mused of Love,"
"My Friend, Adown Life's Valley,"
"Poet, who sittest in thy pleasant room"
"Sayest thou, most beautiful," "The soul would fain,"
"To----" "To the Dark, Narrow House," and
"Why should we ever weary."

Another expansion was made to our collection
of Christmas Poems and Prose
with the addition of "The Star of Bethlehem" by
William Cullen Bryant, "Little Mandy's Christmas-Tree,"
and "To Santa Claus" by James Whitcomb Riley, and "Christmas in India"
by Rudyard Kipling.

"A Romance of the Ganges," from
The Complete Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(1900), was added to our collection of
free ebooks, short stories and prose.

In August 2010, we brought a new, improved
website design online, so users of smaller
netbooks, and other small, handheld devices
could better utilize and enjoy our resources,
along with the usual computer users. Those
updates are now complete. We thank you for
your patience during the transition.